Physical chemist imitates structures found in nature
Friday, December 5, 2008 - 14:14
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- As a graduate student, Harvard physical chemist Joanna Aizenberg acquired a passionate curiosity about — of all things — sponges. She particularly liked the ones made of glass, whose apparent fragility belied the fact that they could withstand terrific pressure in the deep sea.